A recent study conducted by the American Association of University Women found that Indiana ranked 40th out of the 50 states for gender pay gaps. The report, which uses data collected by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau, shows that women earn 76 cents to every dollar a man earns and that the United States averaged a 20 percent wage gap. Grace Ramey // DN
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Indiana No. 40 in nation for gender pay gap, women make 76 cents to man's dollar

A recent report shows Indiana has one of the higher pay wage gaps in the country. A study published in September by The American Association of University Women found that Indiana is ranked 40 out of the 50 states and Washington D.C. for wage gaps, with women earning 76 cents to every dollar a man earns. This is a 24 percent wage gap compared to New York, ranked No. 1, which has just an 11 percent gap. The study used data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics and the U.S. Census Bureau and found that the United States averaged a 20 percent wage gap.





Indiana's free fishing days are on May 21 and June 4-5. Indiana residents don't need a fishing license or a trout/salmon stamp to fish in public waters on these days. PHOTO COURTESY OF FLICKR.COM
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Indiana's free fishing days are coming up

Even though the first day of free fishing in the state of Indiana has passed, there are still three more opportunities quickly approaching for fishers to make those big catches without a fishing license. Indiana’s free fishing days are on May 21 and June 4 and 5.





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